Reading Observer 09-1917

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CO.GPE~A'flVE S{)CmTY. i rD.
N,'\ nONj\,L S.l:IGAR SUPPl.Y.
"'Ct'(el\..cDa!tin~ ~n ft(U

ftClbl ' . q twen
lU.l! 1'0 Wed!1.eiCIY '.WP:lt un:tier
ou· .C'J'l- 0.1 \1:0 """'" 80eittr Mr !\""on·
i.\n tb.. • prr;a!.tnl!Tlt ...t)o-q~ a.nd Jom~ aeae
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BLEACHES

Lu ' of ~" Lpndon 11I'ood. Vll:)Wlre ComIl'tlttce •
... ~ lh. prtrh:Ul.I ~er. lie" ~J.o ~(:rcLa.r'"
.' Lho K~QJltM Oo-<lpc,r-a.tIVC SocIeh, ~llfl IS a

AS IT WASHES.
MO ha.s the

O same effect on

_en :mO'InJ ~\lrc ~ ~hf) tnoVf\mc:c(~ 'lhe' lo)VTl
U'\' ...... iille d \0 lti utmo04 ""paclty
pro·
:0 <! n~ op6Uo.d a~ 7 o'clock by Q.n orga.n l"6Clt.al
"" \I. ;\l1 bour by
I>' E . Gr.en, A T C L.
:\' f y,' W Francls (PresldeDt- of tho SOCiet.y)
r~ 51 dcd, Qud ~ong those rp!csmt. wore
Messra
I (" n oll, E R T Me=, H Cheslepno.n, J
ltarrlson l H &:1ndo.rson. J L n Rldsda.le (mem"'l~ of tbe Cornml tlu of the R<adlllg SO<lotl'),
o Rose (~oneraJ m~age~) aDd F J \VIcks (gen

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the linen as the
fresh air of the o1d·
fa.shioned btu.ch.
ing green; but
while the o!d way
took hours, OMO
bleaches in 'a. few
moments-indoors.

• n.l socret:u-y)

o f t he purest. c<)ur.try

, Air.
It m ak es th e
clothes b"ilu1:.tully
whl¥ withou t ae.!!

eHort on the part of
the housewIfe.
IT BLEACHES AS IT W A SIf£S.
Put

,h. <C}t/f. ,~..,... c.ld uUlu
6""1 tlt.er7. t. Ihe boil.
tlwtrt bQii fa~ hU~'x.,. rUIN

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. ltd Jut., t. J ry
NOT YOR COLOORS, W~OL L ~
, * Of!
f'l..A.NN.f.LSI

Packe~

In 3d. and ' Id.

everywhere.

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opH.ton 4ad s"ffered under that ond !-Iso bad

cx.p~'fIcnced the ddficulty of IDcrea,sed menlbereblp
;15 "I'll
Tb~y hCld i uo ,ooO members at the out.

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1ho ChaJ.{m3.:l, m openmg the procecdings/641o.
JLe meetmg wa, the first of a senes for the winIoCr As!\1r ;N{!wton SmIt h was present t ... speak on
ronA oi Lbe pret';l.Ilmg toplC3 of the d!l.Y WIth reg:o.r«;i
t~, the sugar question, be would confine ~is re
m:ll ks to the local S oclcty The R eadtng Society
,I ,ll contInued Since the outbreak of the wa.r to
i'Hl't';J.Clce In numbCl~ more so than ill any prevlOus
T'I nod Although the men\bcr~blp bad IDc"cased
tho tndo owmg to the difficulty of obta.lDmg
rh" ... hcro"rttba.l h3d not mc::rctL!cd In the
5;lm,) .ru.t.io
'l'b:.lf. was OWing to the dit6.
CO:.llLy of l obl.&tJiUlS pro'tiI IOn5 J ~nd be could asrrre
,hcm tha.t. t holr manager and staff generally b::ul
\)r.en w omoo. from \\~ecJ.:'s end to week's end to get
\\ h ~~ they hOld been ~kru to su.... .,tv to members
Slf!;,,, h~ boen a very vexed questIOn Ilnce the
(jt\\ omment. took oyer the control, and t bey as

OMO con~l\s 0 X't'lVn,
the bleac!ung cle.m"!;'t

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Â¥'SS

l'rcak of

""d 113,426 when tbe last batance
drown \\;pen they bore m mtnd that
1r..JJ TdlOg to th.e Go'\:enilnent allotment t be SOCIety
"as gethng the amount .thcr h1 at tbe outbr_
II I \\ il.t' they could wlderst.and It. ,n e 0. very difh
ili ~ t.

W;lor,

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cul~ problel'o to solve and "by &ODIe of tb.cm had
'() hO :l bIt sh ort at tImes 'lh ere W~ also the
'olro;;" d questlOn, and that had 'bren ,l ,err difficult
rue to Ii.ndle. but up too the present, wlth lbe

ex""ptIon of Ilb. qu.hty oi the brend-""lCh had
nflt beth "ha.t they- wcto ~ortop1ed to m the
r~ .t.t-t! lo R-eadlllg SocIety, liJo.e mnn) other CooJlcr~t!\le Socletles, had built. lip their bUSlD(,6S on
t;c quality of theIr bread.1 O .... II1g' to the great.

N'.stnd~on t.hat- hrul suffcretl, .:wd he supposed It

'smSTEMPER
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OUTLAY.
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MAGKAY~

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5 & 6, Bun Sll"'£tJt,

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- I understand lht're •

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111 the Hea.ding 3.r::,~
"docked I, to d~ ~ y"rd InSldo (lVe ll.
yards oonr&e. Do !yOll know, he (,.'Uu·

fo<, lbaUor now rc.o;,dcnt

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agamst tIme, I Uuuk I co l id find
to snpport tho latter In ply to
yes, I have lelt.rnt that there 18 & liOn of
m the llClgh bourh ood wbo~e P"CC lll>
or np he dklrea Lo run 1lG'fl.UlS' thQ
ffi ll.t tcr
At--1lny r.1t.e, 1 have hf'M'l1
If, ho,," c. er, \00 rnhUp.r .honld lis."
should be LapiY to bplp hm\ 1D fixlouS'
" Sprmter" otppears to be undur the
th e fooibaUcr lUn match. hilllil.!lf
to do 100 lArds In ]0 OCCOhCU. Ferha~
wou]o gn (' ~ call 11~ tho u Ol'r.carvur '

Iln opponent is lik ~ly to be fOllnd for lhl\'
r unner, Mr. GeOlgo ...'\dey , Anrl tOll!' d lshcanl n\entU)lled 13 ten milo l. 'rho
one"' ls, ~ am assured 18 a tehi a ll ul
as If r Adt"y, and Iii a. H loul. I
StH.:.h
provo a. b1g drn:w I nnd I5bonld It hI.k.
that lt ahoukl b., run on .ome
0. g'}!. i,e oould be taken In Q.h!
!'i olne other .. nch a cservm.g ob~ r
'. wlJIIbes to 1.no, If I wonld role~
ccrtatd) I '!'f"Old rl It the otibe.r
'g""" bl. \0 .i
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n umbc:" of the jn"a.tu~mal rqod Jouulli'·
'l'he paper IS (# 1 sale t.' the publ'e
be ord ered from

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]lQI)kscller Or

It contaln8 a G.enl of \I .. iu~ LIc tu fOnua. ..
for cl\ 01'11 Lord Rhonda« :t;l.y s ot t.l l l~ J' l "~ 'l o.s II.
:l nu O:tfi(;1 d u: fo":ll~t,ou u
t be action taken by' th~itr .. Lry of Fooa.

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de:!:.nblt! t h n.j the pu bl •.:' '\,. )uld have f ull
of the work jone by thr. D o}Â¥.!,.tm'i"t. 1If;ll
t h roug h thlS Joumal It flI:\y b- JlO&'!.tu l~
th ose lJlterCfite<l

In

t(!~u!n .. l,

o ur worl.

of th e eflect of tLe Olden .lind r~~Itln.{i,\'l~
Al lDHl t ry at I' Dod
1J 1(C to ta ke thht opportuUl t.)' of B~... t.inr
on t he POl!l tv'n of .food [' elU'to '
, btu u.1l y lit ,tro, I~ to fill: LI1I.: pTI.'e;. at

of }1llm e n cCS'....ttu t. v o \'er tl e i.;lIppl) .)f
ohl,lI ll e!.Lctl'9 c .,; 0 \lro1 ut .11 st.a~eH
pccKlncer clo wn ro the r.cf.u le!' Sud. prl oolll

as ].lo'l!!Iultl , be fi:t!!'Ol

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t h e p rod llcuon .md fc!u!, rl t. , t o.! )f 01,1.1 Fil --

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trlh."y

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of d et.crm. I' lnf( p"ofii", 3t eVer} aOljZI' , thcu=Fb
the for m .ll frnD6' r.~ }.. v(.:) dfurt
t o pr : u'( ....J:
1.!!t..rl D 1'J : i I u..:~ry
wlH be c L rul[},~~!
.R,. p t ,'~ I.:t:'PJle.:e"-stron g po,nt
1£1 1.." ~1Ih~ to'!'
d ~tnt.. h l m.l IJ!! J.{'r h ~u"''' !'on 1 :-or. ttOi ,
th c Ii U 1.u U31c n! <:' i ] (\Il'..;).;. !Ij~l c'ln t..ro!lcp W
Lv the I X'al _u l b" -llee
:'t~ nu~ tht rr ~ 'l !'Xr, !-!ll'!l :-on.! cna rC':J.ilk thA~ t}u,; n::::H 'lf, l\""~ I"'h ~" l".u)j
1.1 hil$.'l'l e u rlcf mtc lJ l~
.~! t ~.il~ : prter .. nro hl'I,.

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t' a"'Y ~" wit:,O\ t
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that th"
11 orhl!r

lnt,r. r e~t '! of I'onr. ~ .. ~ # !
arc ~f,' ,;, :'1_1(: I, Oint.. r..bbjTo ..11 t....' M."}1d,.i.~
p rnc LJ catll" l<: t l"'l1 ':r~l (' n r(l~" t~ .0 eu.rtd.iI
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, g ,u.u·ity :..a .... til 1:';,1 u f ~""A' . <t UQ :.~ apu,.
_ •• _'. ,.,_ t · d fY lI:O"ll: l " a t tie m il e' o f nece..!t ..
pnce.
M " ~tJ ' lIJt t III t .. Be&
j p . , ~ l, ey :m~ £.,1d}.b!e-,

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Prtl .r c: ,Iro;! .no: e C'.es:-.; "'J
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glad to lre 3 '.1(. ..l) !ldY (11)~ C.O ~ el "l
onr c~" e n ~ la1 r"lO<l ';lJ.?P!.JC1l U ISab.tnot..Qr;;.

urge

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need for e"'...(Iao)n J '''' t}.~

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Isedf-lo!' unorga.rul:ied, and thaI co opara.t.ive lectton
In many JDstancea
Cl.':~rlencmg coosld{!rable difficul ty In obt.a.tnmg
rep sentatlon on these F ood COntrol Comouttus
Sue actIOn wa.s the ca.~ of w !satlsfactlOn by the
pea Ie In one partIcular eectH)n lt had been
fQu rl necessarY-3.Dd htJ thQUllht It was a. sh3.meful ~htng- £OT tho MLOI8t.ry .of Fo~ , to send out
mqulTles to t.he vanous controlhng authontles to
furn ISh h im ~l~h a hat Bt&tmg who the membeu
were, ll' hal. t hey represented, and wha.t. trades
were bemg represented' on those I Comlnlttees
Tbat. &bould not. be 9eoesaary (Applause.) Those
peoplo who were studyJ.Qg the lDte.reats of their
boro:ugb or urban (iLstnct and the inhabItants

of ie wOlkmg cla.sses, were

c:·:~:~t"'eJ~::~l~

the ' membership of
hent U\ ad.V&Ilce of a.ny
cb'I~"" had told them
g[owth of the membanhip
H. happened to be COD>le"t.e<J
whero the case wna even
'tlf tpe wa.r Its memberakip
,t ;;: 31,000 why wu that!
gon about a.od taken drum
Til<> fact.. wOoS thot
Ih.
th~ had been ma.ny
Wrlg very keen to
Soc" etlc", bad lodged
Th~ had pomted out
me bel'll dunng Ihe l ..t

therClD were e~ctecl to make the constitution of
those Commltt.ees 50 that Ulere should not be any
dou"" -, on the part of , the COll~en that thetr Interest. were gOlDg to be .""gua.rded. (Ap·
pla.use) He was not gomg to sa.y there were
fradesm,en a.ppomted on these Conuruttees who
had gone there to ""plait tbe people .,..d to .erve
their own mterestd, but . h e said m thelI' own in
terest$ th{!y should ha.ve stood out from being.
members IHear, he'!) The Comnuttee .hould
have been constIt\lt.ed of Ja.ymcn By la.,YIDen he
mea.nt those who ho.d no ~ Illly direct mterest tD.
trade
(Bear. he&r and ~pplause ~
It ~ould
ha.'t'e been 'Vlth.in the power a.nd nght of every
one connected '\Jth trade lD evel'\Y sba.pe OT form
to lulv. been prepared to, p~"", h:U ~Ices at the
dU5:posa.l of the IoCilli Food ~ Cqntrol Cqmmlt.tee,
\.. heth cr they Loloogoo. to the. CO-operative or com·
Pc.t.l tn-e clusses , 1h6 .co-opeta.tlves wore qUite
prepared to rest thelr pOSItion in the Iba.nds of the
Food Control Committees so COD!!tttut.ed, pro
,~ded the spml of the Ofd.r ~~ad been c&med o~t
~dl that Labour bad been properly represented,
Thq co opera.tor was qwte prepared to leave his
c,~ In tb. h.... d. of properly cre.>Â¥ La.bour repre cnLa.tIYCS On the F ood Control ' Comuuttees.
1\'1' ~e " FDod Control Committe!) chOl& to h.a.ve
re esenta.tIve~ of competItive trade .lI 111 mem·
bers the co operator had the It.roDG'cJt. poSlible
tight. on the authonty of th& Food Controller,
for cl ... m 'ng that ngbt :Ll!!O
WUY '1 HE MINISTRY OF FOOD
'£RE
WAR CADINET ACTED
Why was It. t hat. not only \ he M1UlIJtry of Food
but. the \V''\.r Cabmet. had moyed l lO thiS matter '!
\Yhy "Ol..<; here a jl ~ffen!nt staU; of thlngB , today
th,Ln them was 'x, twelve, or eught.ocn bonths
a.go ? The n.ns",et' \\aH because I~ was n!3.hsed
there "a"s a. growmg feeling on the que!! tlOD
There 'vas flo commg togeLher between the forces
de labour 10 thlS CO\lntly whlcb would hAve to be
qen.rd (Hea.r, bear, a.nd appla.use) The WaT'
Wodie.. Emergency CoplIlIltteek ' 01 London and
the Fnod VigILance Comnuttees had left no fltone
un turned to bllOg home to the authorttles that It.
would bo ,veIl to hs~n' to the VOlce of Labour
Not.illng IJl the sh.pe of a t4reot
,ugge,t.ed,
but a wa.rmng had been glven The confidence
of tho workmg claalell must be obta.iu,ed, and mlUn-

be upphed With Fnch
a.
OiClency. and lfl.I""~.Y

tem~t \lad been
membership But m
be referred to

IP~&nd 170 at "

pea Ie were
cia. 11 n and by workin"

Sel,.. hand·m·band
ther "ere able to tako
,""ult., and that tho ..
up m the future, Those
dlillcult... to the

countJeu demandII
r members a.hlO
workers a.t heart. bad
repre&enta.tlon that tho
such "" Importa.nt art.lcl~ ...
Il<> alt.ered
Th. result
Sugar ReglB"" Order Mr
p['d~eded to eX&nUne and
ot

get through

of shorl.hmd tl'Pisto..
? TII..t \3. often the-_

a.verage wage far women
though still far too- JoW'. '
with greater- """~

tbeiY a:r&...rn~ TU
edueated~

Order, Ih. speaker
1natruct.lOnl ISSUed by

&1ld in con<luslon

camps ()f theIr own sen..

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making tbelT requlrelllent. known
A. time ,l
went on this ....oclation 'of consunien was gOLQg
to djst.nbut.e commodltles for the benefit of the
.,people. and not for thc lntef'e't of those who l
found fortUnes more or less In tbe profits they de- MONllAY -Before
G
chlUr) and M, ,:\ Ja 'jk8<IIl).
Tlved from competitive trading That Idea was
golllg to grow, a.pd he adVIsed them to tale &dTHE CHARGE
vilDta.ge of it

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finite standing and a. defuute opporturuty to use
the ordmary m n.cbmety of the Co operative Society

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Pa.rtl~

OWlDg

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dunng the
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who d.o most of

vea.r. Nmr
the London
between thicty and forty
mall ~" have sba.ffed
wi9' women

roop
and l wlth tho r.....ure of

IS

well, and mns the
The oosp,taJ
"dJl0l1S. ,a~,out thirt~ horses
treated for all kind!! of llln...
supeffutendent IS Mrs Pany,
now 0.0 active servtce
She
ex!?eri~o,ce. m South Africa., and ~
WIth .Ick anllDw.

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an"" of the crqp. on Sep mber~,:'~I~;:~~
babl. YIelds which mav ibe eo
lowmg I per('.entages --=''1heat, 93
oat" 9Q; ~, 80; Pyaa, 91; po~Itoes,

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[E1]~;~~~tMMunitions

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tho co

96; ra.ngolds,

t.he

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and

The recrUltlllg centre.

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SDl:pnllllaera IS the MmlStIJ"<>f Mumllona.

wmd.

has betjn I

oecretaty of the
Roulv""'lll.:n ru.. lust been "Pup her dutIes at Ashton-

IS In

IW heat' !s now exJrecl~e~

to ten per

filtaen, !but
=)', Bean'
pected ~o ' be

at Bnr.tol.
wbo has been appomted
plam clothes policemen
bemg the, first woma.n
police force MlB$
.Andrew's Uruver.

.. FIrst woman n

F''''""nn

eY"n'WI,ore else, one of the wldegt
wn,m,,""
wOIk has been land work.
valiantly £oru: ard to
bro l~hers, husbands and lath"",.

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the" [arms, t&y
Ci
on wlthout mterrup..

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by their effol"w tha.t t.b.e
They b.:t....e so 1m·
Agnculture to encourage
agn:C ... lt.Ulc:tl OI.Ct.iV1h· has

the
presented
land·.rorl.,,' with l .r~. numbers of
diplomll.&,
money a.Wa.1 dS
It 18
\hat we annpunce the
death of
Selmcourt, PrinCipal of
WestBeld
She was thrown from her
bicycle "'~''1''-ll ri'/-ing near Whitby, a.nd taken t o ash. dIed last Fnd,y ~fus
has been both bnlhaot and
languages, modem, medueval
Oxford and Cambndge. In 1896
a mLSslonary to

I the property of
D 1 W. lterS ,Old
prisoner's mother, who
years of age , and she
atten d owmg to h"e~r,J.:,d"l~'.
lot Chesha m , WAS P
.under the Lunncy
for a. remand for
of Dr Cliurch<il

demaudmg ,.

It ' offers Do free
woman between 18 and 35
fittmg Already 32,000 .tu·
for work m the BhipbuUding
on hlghly skll1erl work
pumps, and fit.tmgs and
Some are engaged as o:xy-

10t yet beeh c.ut, anq.
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worker

BUCKINy
" OXFOtD AND
W.tll b g&rd to Bucklll bam,
yure, t!e re~ says Gom L A sthrt was m e witb
tho co;:J cropsl at tb. end of
':\'UgUlit.l \n most. diltrict~,
much iJa.yed jby the n.d\r&se
beaten own 't)y the
propott\on 'of th&

'£he

of Do kmd WhICh would
of annuals However~

m~~ag:es.very

neglected;
as ""on
tru. ~e weathrr penruts,
" oxpeqt.ed ~ lb e .enouely felt, .'pecI"uy
a.ble to lu!Ie t:h1 scythe, of whom
rna.y be. wantea. bwing
80 much
bemg !Seaton
S~I)IDU""IQg
and "p~!IIing I&II averag crOp by

tuml~

room and axe,.

drivers and grooms haa

the assistance of soldlers~ w otnen
fa.nnen. fha-ve managed to
Clea.runjt of 'r~t field, ~.. , h~'••v,er. 1

40wn.

ito

A-r.e:.~
' .~I~'~;'U:~~:~:":~
arrangmg Oln..
e
each .::other',,!!'&mug,.

of the gra~., ca.ttle have on13
dunng the month; whqe the
lLffeeted .beep more decidedly
ahort, but the defiCIency b. hardly
during AUlUAt ls.. itt som~ recent

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IiIilllta;rv di''''pline Still one doeJ\
If tbeir lila is 'busyJ
quantIties 0 f friend..
girI~-al1 khaki cJa.d. When theis!

ana

dia.pblL8On swell would lb.prove

un·

CUt'loualy

ca.bbal\.e gardens attached if
inhablt.ed for any len!:lh of

qUll'!'d r
Dot very
and_practIcally
tbllrt. a;semb\ed tl1IOll 4v~
I
gra.sa,
had aomdhing welJ dunng thlo
; ~ut " is fr<'l;\,,:nt!ly
For the den and generJly of poo~ quality

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CommlS8tOn
The Y&rloue di~tnbu~onl of ~ the
countx;y were allowed & certam prop9'rtlOn accord
c:tre and cpns,derat.lOD Ul thelI lespectlve 1 ' 1 mg to the amount they ha.d b~n &ellmg, Bay, 1n
lie. (Appla~ •• )
the early' part. of 1915 That &rrJ.gement had
brought ~bout a. mott UDI!I.Lisfact?ry state of
EXCEPTION .TO CONSTITUTION OF
thIng'
Concurrently WIth I fJI.t f arrangement
wu the lIIcr ..slllg dem&1ld ' on tbel men of the
I COMMITTEES
cept.io n had been taken to- the constltutlon of country for the .Army, and bea.uJea that In.rge
the
CommIttees, and Junfortuna.tely WIth very numbe~ of worken had mlgt'&ted frbm oDe dtl
cons derable ! cause. notwJthat.andmg the .,ery trlst to another ID connection ' Wlth munItion facclear illld enfpha.tIc statements m4Vl; by Lord tones J a.nd altogether there ha'd
Rhondd. not ooly m the Order ltself, but
tralD of c"cumotaoces "hleh hod &ltpij,t1\;;;'
statements made lD the House of Commons und to the caJ.CUle.tiOoS and a.rrangemenh
the Pres:l, speclfymg thereby thu.t the duty a.f the COmm1!iSIOD
ConK~uently there
Food ConLrol CommIttees wae to study the 111 where owmg to the mflux ddf~~'~i~~~i~~
terest bf the consumen and not any clan of bon areas there had been p.
. . raden: or people who bad ~oods to sell, or Were sugar On the other
mterelted In explOltmg the people, or In Inerey· owmg to the In.;-ge
109 pncell The Food Control -CommIttees, as ! mto the Axmy or
laid dQwn by bfo LordSln p, were appomtd ' bad been .up"
to adm.idiJt.er In , Ih.... reopeclJve loe&!J!'" I s.t..facllon In
bl. ord"", 'for ~bo bon.fit of the cow/umeio "'~h' I been
wltbstandui'g , ''''.......It&temenfAI
tile ?1uns
I luat.ed when ...._"•••_
of Food. how....., ~ the.re. , WM apFN"ntl,... .. ~w. lound J they
IlIg f.el\d,"""Y that in ,. I...", number of' mata.\;\COI lIut! there ,....
the f~lon and con.titutloll of ~ FO,9dWpn.· cult f~r, to' dO&I
~l C2nimibt.Oeo bwl ~ ~1oS.l.ber ' C9IIfiv1jio . f .....I(01)porat.iY?, Bo.O!'.....

commmnties of

demllllded
pro,du" .. Ih"" sugar
of the V Igll&nce
the Food Control
every powble

Jwa.s
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These ca.mp:5 a.z:o :regu-

were

tJl e

Newton Smlt.h now came to the
OD 'Yo blCh be wal!. advertlsed to speak
He MId
thl!'~ question b&d been & roost vexed one for a.
conSiderable tune, and the dlfficultlea whIch had
I
been brought about by CO:OP~I1a.tlve Soclehes had
been due to two C~lIes 'The fi rst one was when
the Governmmt too contfol of sugar That h:J.d
been so for acme coD81dera.ble tIme, and the ha.n4·
Img of !!opr W&l.8 pla.ced 10 t.he hl)llds of a. Sugar

1100 namt.
:&!JOd.
best

dareaa.y th{!y would
teD) In expla.mmg

oiilllcu:J.:eo-the .bnof'll al dlfficujll..';"we were
lllU.'WJ; through. and If we were to contmue to
toup. ~.ld front a.nd se& th ll .:l !!truggle through
(II
c. .~ hear and applause) There must not be

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has the

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Mi

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deDlonstra.tlon ( was a.rranged, were recelved as a
deputatIon by II Lord Rhondda at Grosvenor House
10 hIS credit be It saId his Lordship lu;teDed to
!hc deputation very patiently, a.nd after spendwg
t he bel:it. pa.rt q£ two hours wlt.h t.hem be "'a.5 able
t o heal SOUle r~ry straIght. thlngs Lord RhoDdda.
was very frank hlnlseli , and told th~ Committee
~ulte plamly and Wlt.hout qualification that
the \\ ork h e had taken tn ha.nd W&8 a very
~lgaJitJe and st.upendous t.a.sk HIS LOrdshlp said
be '>"elcomed Ule a SSistance of the Vlgtla.nc~ Comml ~teelS ",hlcH were bcmg estabhshed throughout
the (X)Uutry tb belp him l.U carrymg out the great
pl vblems t bat bo had undeltaken H ence they
J
h
• d t b
found up and down the country t ey J.l.a. es a lu:hed the L~l }<~ood Conhol Committees Their
J
d bl
p owers a nd I ~ponsl\.)Ihhe s were"" conSl era e,
V'tZ
that they were In each localIty to fearless ly
r. nd !8.lrly see to It tha.t the va.rIOU! mstructloDs
,md orders of the MlDtsLry of Food were proper y
CAITled out, illld, above a.1I, they weTe t.o see to It
that t.he mtere!ts of CanSUID{!r6 were theIr
t.

P"'"

.

E E Green,
any .ttempt to cause a fee!jllg · lh:J.t lito people
nnd this lady was
were beIng explOIted a.nd that sQch OIi5Clltlal!!1 as
they were members hlld such scLo:nes on hand In bread. DUlk, meat fIJld au&&" were gowg tp be so
eV8l\mg as tJle
"h'Ch tbey could profitably
up
I1w..t- hondled tb,t the burden ,he workllIS cl ..... bore
pi",ofol-te "" GonlpBllist. Sp""" lor·
mcnb for the b6lIefit generally of tl:,e
bolA of became Ultolerable. (Bear. hear, a.nd .ppla.uL ) btds :us u.ymg all we
a.bout the conLhc communlty 4. the co operatl'ie world, :m.d
If"'
ThelI' chOIce
therefore III the b.PIW they could get hold of If the worlung cl::tsaes WQuid be soLId, nmetly de- r.rlrt The artistes were
or them may
they would be pJ~ to mveat
I termlned, o.nd would tnQ,talt ~Q..thulO th~lI' forces. of !!ongs excellent. and
wh~never be or
the great Trade Umon world and the Co operotlve ~ D.asured of a hea.rtr
We can only name
~-}~TIONAL subAR SUPPLY AND OT~ movement would perfect what had been lJl eVI- she comes to Rea.dmg
may make a mental
IQUESTIONS
d.nce dunng tbe p..1 "'eek . At tbe Trade Unloll t~em now ~o that Qur
Dorothy Greene,
Mr Newton·Srruth said before d.,hng ,..th the Congren there had be•• •een • \Inking up of note of them 1'here
and Mr
sugar q~tion l h~ WIshed to touch upon one or fOTcel. and if thiS was (.ontmued h~ ,vas confident MT' ,.la.me!! DaVIS,
to \ the pro.
t wo toplCS which 1ranked In unmedia.te unportance tie warlcing clo..s5eS would bring'- I ucb pressure to george. Buck, a.nd
to that .ublect · H .... ferred lint to !.he fo\"lJlAtl9n bea.r upon tho authontl" that t.hoy would re.l"e
recelved. There
of what wera no~ begmnmg to be known .. LoCal that the i>eot Interest, 01 tq;e countty ware t<> be
had been a concert
Food Control CODumltees, the<r po",,," ond theu- served by suob steps being t!Lk~1j that the lllt.erest.
DO doubt hove
purpose FU'SI df all h. WIshed to draw atten 01 the workmg el~ eonsumersl woul~ be .afe
Readmg Co-operatlOn eo the Ja..ct lof thelI constltutlon Why waa gua.rded (Appbuse..) t
~.
conCilrts m which
thelT ~peakerl; they
It found n .......,. to e.t&bh.h Food Control Com·
CO OPERATIVE POSITION DEFINED
a crowded and a.p
mlt~? Bec&use the need! of the natlon a.t thiz
Contmumg blS a.ddress. Mr Newton &mltb went.
on Wedn.,d'l eVell'
t lme of trouble a.nd '5t.~s wer& bemg cxplolted, on to define the p~d..i()n of co.opera~lOn
Ju st.
pnces were soanng, protj!.een. tak.i.Dg thw fill of as the Trade Umons of 'the ,";orking cl~see were
'-'
all th&t
be1ng allowed. suhaht.utmg a Oale tbe bulwa.rk! and protectJon for the en.m.tngs of
, I
form ot fightmg agamst.1 the people'8 needs 10' the working elM!!, so the -Co operative movement
stead of acting JUp ~ the neceSSitIes of tpe hOllr was ma.ugura~d a.nd taJ'T100 on for 70 yea.rs to
Blld doiJig t.hm best. to )telVe the natum In the protect the !!penwnga of the workmg cla.sses. He
tune of trpuble. It waa lbeea.use tbe growmg
WIshed to emphasise this pomt, VIZ, that the
I
rest and indignatum. of Ithe great m.aa of theJ Co-operatIve movement was lnaugura.ted a.nd
people-the working cl"ses-thot It w.. forood hrought Into belllg to supersede, In & volWltary
on t.p the mmch of /.he P9wora that be thot som.. ,manner, the ordlll"')' COmpetItIve form of Iradmg
thlllg wonld have ~ be don.. The Workera' IW.." what had been proved to be not m the mterests
Emergency Conhmttee, a n""ional body represen- of the worken It ha.d been proved to demonstra.ta.ttV& of aU the best
of the working tlon ttme and again tha.t oom~tlttOn Wlt.h all 1t8
classes, f{lf' a. vuy long tune ha.d been wOTlli~ &V11!! Wa& of no value to the ~ \"Orkll}.g classes \\ heD you ar" dou blod
very ha.rd, makmg th6 st.rongest pOlilble repre- B ence we had our Co--operail'fe 800t8tU~,S, or, U1 and mdlgcstton. It ls
sentatlons to the Government and to tbe vanous htheI' words, assoClAt1Ons of consumers 'rhes& bum!! ADd mflames th e
promment aut.hontlel that somethmg would ha.ve were qUlte a different. state of things to the fermenting food whICh
to be ~one, a.nd that beneatb a.U the loyalty and orolDary mdrvdua.l tradmg concerns or the mul 8tomaoh ) ust like
dete.nnina.tlon of the workers to da.y there was a. tlple groups of tradmg e.stablisliments as they 6aS(!.!1 like t:';~;~:;;;d~~~
~ growmg, Do senously groWlOg feehng tha.t da- had knfwn them fQr more tllan 25 years Th~ directly or £1
utlsfa.cllon and D..D.re3t existed which sooner or Co operah'\: e S'Jclet.y w as an ' assotml.tlon of con- almost lOstant
la ter would mea.n trouble In London-gre..ater 'umers. and that was the pOint. of thclr meesage little hot
London-t)J.a.t had recently been ~lVen effect to to those who might be prospectIve eo ppar;ttor~
10 IDore than pne d .... t,on
At the end of July They we... advlsed to be mambel'll of the Co.ope,"
a most lniposmg demOlUltra.tlon wended lts way tlVO movement m o;der to me,ease this ever.
to Hyde Pa.rk to protest aga.tnst the T'lTofiteeriog, growmg group of assocl<).hons of consumers Con spem
tb. uploltlllg 01 the people th.t \lad been gOIng owners could be,t safeguard their Ult.en:,t. 10 asso- that be8ldc:t bemg
p:en81'ge remedle!( they
on t.oo long ~ It was very fugnifica.nt that three cla.tlOn, because 'By 50 domg they oould mOLke th{!1r po81hYe rehef Try It
da.vs after the demonstra.tlon the London Food pOS itIOn normal By ..that _means they ha.d a de
V'gllaQoo Commlttee, under whose a uspices tJle

Gov~

&

,te:~~:;J A:~r~:~~~~be Mr.
had
wa.nt.ed
by- IJIe
,. always clerica:l woik I
ai. the moment the.re...:ia.A

haf

<va.

waa to

can

conditIOn. of the Order In ":I'i:::!e:,~~:~
JOlfttng upon the audIence b~
md out tb& m~tbod8 of
neee.sary da.t.ea '
keeplllg
n!)ht. which the POl,ul,,£ion
thlll a.rrangement \ He
looked stiffiClmtly
w9uld not h.ve cause

AND

tnmed, If t.bc cou;nt.ry.

wnman'. lwod<. Same are pad.icularlr
mth a;. degree In eCQDOII~c,.

FtereMts

FOOD JOURNAL.

lllft y

madjl

use

euch a. runner lD Ollr' tn U1st? If
15. 1\3 I onder:;t{1nd he IS. defifuo of

ther e

would cOIII,nu, to do SO until they reached norm.1
~Imea ~ga.tn Th~ ~oclety co~enccd 10 Ute mlJk
bUf;lheS! JUst. prc\1EUS t..o tbe louthrca.k of war,
:<lId tb,t had gone Ion succe.,fully up to tbe ~re·
sent TLe GO\'ernnlent h3.d taken control of tb:lt
mri frll'"' "h;"lt. he cbulc1 sea of It tbey dId not ap·
r c:u t ....., h:'l\C ~ 01':'1' ...J the POSIt-Ion, and 1t looked
llf; II th~y ,.,.r:rc It0' nr: to f'nhnllco thc pnces msteOld
,f )lIlttms- t.hem I.U" 11, :\$ Ute- pllce of milk was
rCi y sbOi tJ) gOlllg tv be put up Those m~mbera
~ho bad ,111.11 f.null. s and hOod nVnlled themselves
"I the Penny n.nk of Ihe Soolety " ould h.,e
noticed that there h :td been a restrIction of the
hours during " 'ulch busmcss l was tmnsa'Cted. b\lt
':~centlv the Commlttcf: had dcc\ded' to t.bro" the
I Pen n), Da.nk busmbss. open durmg tho hours a.t
l\hl.~h the \office
open 11- that a.rra.ngement
l .ltl)oIlC who '\'t1~he~ to lI1:l.ke depOSits c01..1ld do 50
>It a.ny time
M~Y members fowld It ,meon Hnlent to Ido bUSiness at. the b :mk dunng the Ie
strlcted h oprs , ~d Jtbe Co opera.tlve Society gener
,lIy had come 1.0 & poS/llon when Ih.y could do
\\ Ith a.ll the ca.pltal t b ey could get bold. of, aDd
tb ~refore any memben who weT& lhspQsccl to ·n
'l~st their Qloney
the movement. Lbe Soeiet~
wou"! be pleased to r'ce,v. The S""",.ly
on a-ppe.all for Ca.pltal In conncet..ioU ~lth YILCl\lU ,
IChemea they had In hand 'for eo-ope=stJ.on ,;t.ner
&Hy Dei for t.lle ~roductlon 0: the 0Q.!IQIl.0dj,t..i~1i
~h
coljlqm.d Fpl thea. !.hlllg> .h, c '"" ,a..
II d ftJr .. great lIlfiu% of QpIl,••J In :.be ~
"nt The SOClety hlld been ll\ • po3:t lon whfl..'l
I-ey bttd much more ca.plt.al he rru.gh!.. sa"\: I~S
'L_
han they prutlcal1y knell' ,..ta..t. to ..b YllUa, oct,
.t Ibe p....eDt tuh. the gfI'>t C W S of "h.t~

the .pml, if not to tho Je~ter, of tbe Ordor and
mtetllion of t.he Mm,latry of J.lood. Hence they
found th,v had Food Control Commltt.. s wIth a
very comndcr3.ble Dumber of . i;&dere appointed
t.heleon T bev were 6.n<1t.ng tbat Ito.bour. organ-

18

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where :she

Bomba.y sct.Llemcnt
Eventually
PrlDclpal o[ the Lady MUll
for n,ltlve women at Alla.ha.ba.d':
at Vo.Testficld four years :'ttiss

S~l~;~~.';~~du:~\~~ Will
be 3. loss to the ca.U&e of<
not o,oly m BntiWl, but m the

~omen"

}mpu-e,

ACT
on remapd lWltb
6d, the momes
I

I'

a week waa ot'aerfd to
findinj:( & suitaule in
the Ment.&l Defimency

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IGIRLS
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should be I

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